1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 417 Visiting Changhua
As a naval general who can only command civilian ships for a long time, Wu Mori is really poor, while the Haihan Navy has large warships, powerful artillery, mature military systems and tactics, and excellent With excellent logistical support and the high morale brought about by invincibility, it is almost an impeccable army.Faced with the strength displayed by the Haihan Navy, Wu Sen really had no way to refuse the other party's solicitation against his will. This has nothing to do with his political philosophy. It is probably difficult for any soldier from the navy Resist the temptation to join such a powerful navy.The enemy warship that used to make Wusen grit his teeth with hatred is now within reach, and it is expected that he will be able to go to sea and fight side by side with his former opponents on such a warship in the future. Such a change made Wusen couldn't help but sigh Things are impermanent.

After the day's evaluation test ended, Wu Sen did not immediately receive a transfer order from the navy.As Luo Shengdong expected, Tom Wang only gave Wu Sen an admission notice to the Victory Port Military Academy, allowing him to enroll on the same day with the notice.As for his job assignment, it depends on how he performed during the training period.Even if Wu Sen's personal professional skills are good, he must at least complete two to three months of theoretical training before he can hope to enter the navy.During this period, he will also have enough time to slowly get to know the society under the Haihan Executive Committee. When he really joins the Haihan Navy, his mentality may be quite different from what he is now.

He is not the only South Vietnamese prisoner of war who has experienced Wu Sen's experience. In fact, the Haihan militia captured more than [-] soldiers and sailors under the navy in previous battles in the South Vietnam area. Some of them captured last year have already Most of them joined the navy or the cargo fleet under the Ministry of Shipping, but an officer of Wusen's level is really unique, and with the strong recommendation of the leading party, the Ruan family brothers, the military gave it such a High attention.

Of course, Wu Sen's performance did not disappoint the military, and there has finally been a "sensible" change in political attitudes. Otherwise, the Ruan family brothers will definitely take the blame for Wu Sen's affairs. Wu Sen will be sent back to the hard labor camp for detention, and the Ruan family brothers may also be implicated because of this.

On May 1629, 5, April 11th in the second year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, two white sailboats, one large and one small, appeared on the sea near Changhua County on the west bank of Qiongzhou Island.The hulls of these two ships are flat, the hulls and sails are white, and they travel through the waves at a fast speed.

The two father and son who were drying their fishing nets on the beach also noticed the two approaching strange boats, but the fisherman father and son were not frightened by the sight in front of them. The father patted his son on the head and said, "Go back, Tell your mother to quickly build a fire to boil water, prepare meals, and tell the Haihan people to come!"

These two strange-looking sailboats are naturally the two catamaran sailboats "Speed" and "Lightning" from Victory Port, and this is not the first time they have been here. The Haihan people have been here as early as the seventh year of the apocalypse Here, in the past year, these two sailboats visited here almost once a month in turn, and the fishermen in Changhua Fishing Village have long been accustomed to these visitors from Shengli Port in Qiongnan.In their view, these Haihan people are very friendly. Not only do they bring cheap refined salt and rice every time, but they also hire the villagers here to help them do things within their capabilities, such as providing accommodation and food for these visitors.

Next to this fishing village is the inland fishing port that was spotted by the Ministry of Shipping early in the morning. Although this small fishing port is small, only one third of the area of ​​the Sanya inland port, it is already the best natural port near the mouth of the Changhua River. .In the future, the executive committee's inland development plan involves a large amount of material transportation, and this place will become a goods distribution center by the sea.Of course, the entire boundary of the fishing village adjacent to it will definitely be requisitioned by the executive committee.As for the villagers in the fishing village, if they are willing to be brought under the control of the Executive Committee, they will definitely be able to get a stable job, and they will not have to worry about their livelihood in the future.But if there are some discordant voices, there will also be armed militia groups and public security police dispatched to teach them the principles of life.

The two ships lowered their sails and slowed down at the mouth of the Changhua River, and slowly entered the harbor of Changhua Fishing Port.Originally, there were only four or five fishermen on the coast here, and it is still relatively reluctant to call it a fishing village. However, since the Haihan people set foot here, they will visit here regularly and bring some cheap goods. Over time, there have been more than ten or two Ten families.Originally, there were no wharf facilities on the shore, and the fishermen's boats went directly to the river bank to wash the beach, and then dragged to the shore to park.Last year, under the funding and auspices of the Haihan people, the local fishermen built several trestles in the harbor for large ships to dock, and also built a gravel breakwater at the entrance of the harbor to prevent backflow caused by the ebb and flow of seawater.

Standing on the bow of the "Flying Speed", Liu Shanxia saw the fishermen on the shore waving to his side, so he also waved to show his friendliness.Qiao Zhiya next to him smiled and said, "He didn't greet you, but asked you to throw the cable to him!"

Liu Shanxia put down his hand in resentment, picked up the coiled cable at the bow, and threw it out vigorously. After the fisherman who waved his hand caught it, he fixed it to the cable stake on the shore.

"Old Chen, we meet again!" It wasn't the first time Qiao Zhiya came here, and he had already freshened up with the aborigines here, and he greeted the fishermen on the shore loudly before getting off the boat.

"Master Qiao, long time no see, how have you been?" The fisherman called Lao Chen hurriedly bowed to Qiao Zhiya.

"Very good!" Qiao Zhiya stepped on the side of the boat, and then jumped onto the trestle: "By the way, old Chen, where is your son?"

"Tell him to go back and ask his mother to prepare hot water and meals for the masters!" Old Chen replied respectfully: "I don't know how many people Master Qiao brought here this time, the young ones should prepare early for the night's lodging."

"There are a lot of people coming here this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to live in this village." Qiao Zhiya waved his hand and said, "It's okay, we will set up a tent by ourselves. By the way, there are still a few baskets of fresh fish on board, you ask someone to carry them Come down for lunch!"

The fleet that visited Changhua this time was led by Qiao Zhiya and Liu Shanxia. The main purpose was to survey the traffic conditions from the sea to the inland Shilu mining area, and to start planning the land freight route in the future.To develop the Shilu Iron Mine, it is necessary to build an overland passage with a length of more than 25 kilometers, which is almost twice the length of the Tiandu-Shengli Port-Sanya Port transportation line that has been put into operation, and the project volume is quite large.Although the Ministry of Construction has sent many batches of personnel here to conduct terrain surveys in the early stage, Liu Shanxia is now the second in command of the Ministry of Construction and the project leader of almost all large-scale infrastructure projects. The final plan of this project is still Only after he came here and did a field trip can he make a conclusion.

As a member of the military, Qiao Zhiya was also an engineer, so it was perfect for him to serve as the military representative for this operation.In addition to him, the old Morgan, who has always enjoyed going out on field missions, also came. Because the possibility of armed conflict on this mission is not high, his main duty is to be a doctor, and by the way, he is responsible for driving another ship with a smaller hull. The "Lightning" sailing ship.

Notable members of the team include Superintendent Fu Li, a second-level superintendent temporarily seconded from the Ministry of Justice.The reason why Fu Li appeared in this team was that he might be required to communicate with the local aborigines during this trip.

The location of the Shilu Iron Mine has already entered the inland mountainous area, and the mountainous area on Hainan Island has always been the territory of the Li people.In the mountainous area near Shilu, there are several Li people living in the mountains. In terms of communicating with the Li people, Fu Li obviously has a unique advantage.And he himself is also willing to accept this task. It is definitely more interesting to have the opportunity to deal with Li compatriots in other parts of the island than to check those immigrants in Victory Port every day.

After the two ships docked at the shore, more than 30 people got off the ship one after another, most of them were militiamen from the Haihan Militia, and a few technicians from the Ministry of Construction.Although it is expected that there will be no armed conflict under the circumstances, the executive committee has always been generous in the deployment of troops in this field, so it still asked the military commission to deploy a platoon of army troops as escorts for this operation.

The fleet had set off from Shengli Port the day before, and had a rest at Yinggehai Saltworks that night.At present, more than [-] people have immigrated into Yinggehai, initially established a commune organization, and began to organize the immigrants to build the production site of the salt field. However, to form a large-scale production like the salt fields in the east, I am afraid that it will be the fastest. We have to wait until the second half of the year.

It was the first time for Fu Li to go out to Changhua, and he was full of curiosity about everything around him. Not long after getting off the boat, he couldn't help asking Qiao Zhiya: "Brother Qiao, it's still early, why don't we Heading directly inland, do you still want to stay here?"

"Because our people haven't arrived yet, we have to wait here for a while, maybe a few hours, maybe a day or two." Qiao Zhiya and Fu Li also told him the reason.

"Waiting for someone? Didn't we nod the head when we set off this time? Why didn't anyone come on the boat together?" Fu Li asked puzzledly.

"It's not that they didn't get on our ship, it's that the person we're waiting for didn't come out of Victory Port." Qiao Zhiya patiently explained: "Do you know what our mission is this time?"

"Exploring, I heard Mr. Ning and Mr. Tao said that there is a very large iron mine in the inland here, and we are here this time to prepare to mine this iron mine." Fu Li is also well-informed among the naturalized people People, the big bosses will not hide these things from him, and he already knew the real purpose of this operation before he set off.

"That's right, but you don't know how to mine prospecting, neither do Brother Liu and old Morgan from the Ministry of Construction, so we can only wait for the experts to come." Qiao Zhiya patted Fu Li on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, Let's go and see what delicious food there will be at noon."

The so-called prospecting expert was naturally Tian Yeyou, the only professional among the first batch of people who went to Beiyue Black Soil Port.Tian Yeyou worked in the North China Geological Exploration Bureau before the time travel. He is one of the few mining experts in the entire group. He basically organized and completed the prospecting work of Tiandu Iron Mine and Damao Manganese Phosphate Mine.After going to Heitu Port to explore the local coal mines the year before last, Tian Yeyou simply stayed in Heitu Port and never came back.

According to Zhou Hengxing, who was later transferred back to Shengli Port, Tian Yeyou liked the quiet life and beautiful coastal scenery there very much, and planned to settle there for a long time.After the Heitu Port Management Committee established trade links with Lianzhou and Qinzhou in Guangxi, the clean coal of Heitu Port became the main export product of the local area. The daughter of a wealthy businessman in Qinzhou solved the problem of personal destination that had troubled him for a long time before crossing.Of course, there are quite a few people like Tian Yeyou who have found a partner in this time and space after time travel, but like him, there are not many people who are getting married in the Ming Dynasty. After him, members began to marry the opposite sex of this time and space.

After the development of Heitu Port, the Executive Committee has not carried out any further mining development actions. It was not until this year, after the external environment was gradually stabilized and a certain population size was established, that the Executive Committee began to develop the Shilu Iron Mine again. The plan was put forward.Although the burial site of the Shilu Iron Mine is not a secret, and there are detailed records in the large database, how to determine the exact location of the ore lode and how to formulate a mining plan under actual conditions is not something that laymen can look at the information Work that can be done on paper.At this time, more professional personnel must be involved in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the development plan.So the executive committee sent a telegram to Heitu Port, asking Tian Yeyou to go to the fishing village at the mouth of the Changhua River to meet with the special mission team heading to the local area from Shengli Port.

Of course, there are no advanced fast ships such as catamarans in Heitu Port, not even the "exploration-class" civil passenger and cargo sailing ships produced by Shengli Port Shipyard in the past two years-the only few high-end cargo ships have all been issued by the Ministry of Shipping. Arranged on the route from Sanya to Guangzhou, because the goods carried on that route need a shorter turnaround time to obtain more benefits, and almost all the goods carried by the ships between Heitu Port and Sanya do not need to be guaranteed For black coal, it is not a big problem if the transportation time is a few days earlier or later. Anyway, the current output and transportation capacity of Heitu Port have exceeded the production needs of Tiandu Industrial Zone, and there is even room to transport the produced coal to the cheap coal. Heitugang clean coal is very competitive in the market due to its low price and good quality. Last year, all the local lignite kilns in Danzhou were forced to go bankrupt, resulting in a large number of Under Yaxing's persuasion, Danzhou Qingzhuang went south to Sanya by boat to work for Haihan people, which can be regarded as an indirect promotion of immigration in Sanya.

The ship that Tian Yeyou was on actually set off on the same day as the two ships of the special mission team, but his luck was not very good, and the situation began to change shortly after leaving the port. The boat went back to port and waited for another day.When Qiao Zhiya and his party arrived in Changhua, the sea boat that Tian Yeyou was on had not yet reached Fushuizhou Island halfway, and it would take at least a day or so to reach Changhua.

After the special mission team had dinner in the fishing village, Qiao Zhiya offered to visit the nearby Changhua County.Liu Shanxia was a little worried about this: "Changhua belongs to Danzhou's territory. If something happens to us in Changhua, it will be a bit troublesome."

"It won't be any trouble. I've been to the county town many times, and it's fine. The people here are very simple. As long as you give some small things to the people, they will regard you as a good person." Qiao Zhiya comforted with a smile.

"Oh, that's it... No, I'm a good person!" Liu Shanxia defended herself with widened eyes.

So half of the accompanying militiamen stayed in the fishing village to guard the boats and supplies, while the others, led by Qiao Zhiya, left the fishing village and headed southeast on foot.According to Qiao Zhiya, the county seat is only about five miles away from the fishing village, and it can be reached within a short walk.

According to historical records, Changhua City was first built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, but the city wall built at that time was still an earthen wall structure, and only a small section of the city wall was built by burning bricks locally.In the ninth year of Yongle, that is, in 1411 A.D., Changhua was often harassed by Japanese pirates and pirates. Therefore, Xu Mao, the commander of the guard stationed in Changhua, organized the people to rebuild the city wall in order to resist the intrusion. brick wall.The city wall built at that time was five miles in circumference, six meters high, and the tower part was five meters thick. There were 550 stone piles, eight more pavements, four towers, and four gates. , Zhenhaimen, Ningwumen.

In the tenth year of Ming Zhengtong, that is, in 1445 A.D., Zhou Zhen, the magistrate of Changhua County, organized the people to dig a deep trench with a span of five feet outside the city. After the completion of this project, Changhua City finally formed a complete and solid structure. The reliability of its city defense facilities is comparable to that of Yacheng.Of course, Changhua is only a county seat, while Yacheng is the seat of the state government. There is still a big difference in the size of the garrison, especially in Yacheng and Yazhou Shuizhai. It can't be compared.

According to the infiltration of Changhua County in the early stage, the military has already had a clear picture of the situation of the local garrison.There are only more than [-] guards stationed in Changhua City so far. Relying on the city defense, this force is enough to deal with the pirates who come ashore to plunder, but it is not enough to fight against the Haihan militia.In the eyes of ordinary people, the defenses of Changhua City may be considered solid, but in the eyes of the military, it is not even comparable to the imperial city in Hue City. It will not be too difficult to deal with the garrison here. .

(End of this chapter)